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Hi,

 

My Trail Boss came with the base radio and no steering wheel control to adjust volume and station control.  It is something I had in my last car (Im missing it) and with the way my dog likes to sit in the middle seat its kind of annoying to reach over.  Does anyone know if this is a simple addition or not possible?  Thanks for any input... Kev

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This is the main reason I am not getting the Custom trim level Trail Boss.  I just find it hard to believe that a leather wrapped steering wheel with controls aren't standard on a $40k+ vehicle...

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OTOH, it's' hard to believe people buy a $40k+ vehicle without ensuring it has the options that are important to them....

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Sorry it may not be the same just saw it was a trail boss


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Yeah the base models don’t get the buttons on the back unfortunately.

 

I wouldn’t imagine it being a simple addition either. But with a lot of these things it’s just too early to know. Not enough people have been tinkering.

 

Maybe you could do a search in the K2 forums as it was a similar situation with those trucks. It probably wouldn’t be the same exact process, but you could get an idea of what it takes.

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On 3/8/2019 at 7:52 PM, OnTheReel said:

Yeah the base models don’t get the buttons on the back unfortunately.

 

I wouldn’t imagine it being a simple addition either. But with a lot of these things it’s just too early to know. Not enough people have been tinkering.

 

Maybe you could do a search in the K2 forums as it was a similar situation with those trucks. It probably wouldn’t be the same exact process, but you could get an idea of what it takes.

Thanks OTR, was hoping for a quick simple solution.  Will have to do some reading I guess.  Thanks!

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This is the main reason I am not getting the Custom trim level Trail Boss.  I just find it hard to believe that a leather wrapped steering wheel with controls aren't standard on a $40k+ vehicle...

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On 3/8/2019 at 2:25 PM, Ravenwood said:

Hi,

 

My Trail Boss came with the base radio and no steering wheel control to adjust volume and station control.  It is something I had in my last car (Im missing it) and with the way my dog likes to sit in the middle seat its kind of annoying to reach over.  Does anyone know if this is a simple addition or not possible?  Thanks for any input... Kev

 

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Has anybody tried to pop the blank cover off to see if the wiring is there - if so it might be possible to purchase the switch and add it ??

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1 hour ago, Jamesluc6 said:

Has anybody tried to pop the blank cover off to see if the wiring is there - if so it might be possible to purchase the switch and add it ??

I will prob give this a try.

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On 3/11/2019 at 4:07 PM, Ravenwood said:

I will prob give this a try.

if you do, post your results i am wanting to do this my self

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The wiring going to the steering wheel probably costs GM more than the switches themselves. I’d be really surprised if it were there, and you’d have to wonder why they didn’t just put the damn switches in!

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I bought an LT.  Thanks to this thread, I found out I had volume controls on the backside (right) of the steering wheel.  On the left are some buttons to let you skip to next channel, track whaever. I had no idea they were there, but it also explains a ghost or two in the machine.

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